Culture and Education
All Newton Music School: Broadway Bound Online Class
ONLINE United KingdomActors will spend the Semester creating and exploring imaginative characters, learning choreography, and proper singing technique with director, composer, and playwright Kelvyn Koning; an experienced musical theatre educator. Broadway Bound will allow each actor to sing, dance, deliver lines, and be part of a virtual theatrical ensemble which builds presence and self-confidence. Creative and engaging…
New Art Center: Gesture, Color, Painting
New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United StatesThis exciting class will bridge the methods of gesture drawing with abstract painting. Students will investigate intuitive mark-making as the base for an abstract painting, and explore ways that color heightens the work. They will explore the relationship between line, shape and color, and look at art from the present and past to better understand…
Newton Art Association: Don’t negate your own creativity!
ONLINE United KingdomJoin Beacon Gallery owner and International Society of Appraisers member Christine O’Donnell for this second of four workshops. Come and learn from Christine O’Donnell, through her knowledge as a gallery owner and appraiser, in how to ensure that your creative enterprises do not go to (physical or digital) waste. From disorganized spaces on and offline,…
Historic Newton: History Book Club
ZoomHistoric Newton's History Book Club meets regularly to discuss books about history. Meetings are free and open to all. Simply read the designated book in advance and come prepared to discuss it at the meeting. Click here to learn more about the club. The History Book Club of Historic Newton meets to discuss The Sleepwalkers: How…
An online series on the history & nature of Jewish choral music
ONLINE United KingdomThese audio and video podcasts, presented by Zamir Chorale of Boston, can serve as an introduction to the field of Jewish Choral Music. But caveat lector, these are not comprehensive; they provide only an introduction to the field. Readers may follow up with the many texts and websites that are listed elsewhere in this website:…
Boston Ballet presents: Forsythe Elements
ONLINE United KingdomFrom new choreographic voices to narratives you know by heart, enjoy live dance like you have never seen it before. Dance where you are with Boston Ballet's first-ever virtual season BB@YourHome; six programs that feature fresh creations, signature works, and classical ballet favorites captured live in-studio and streamed directly to you. A digital subscription allows…
SCC Virtual Screening: Pelle the Conqueror
ONLINE United KingdomJoin us for a 30th anniversary remastered version screening of Pelle the Conqueror. The film won the Palme d’Or at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival The film also won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 1988; it was submitted to the Academy by the Danish government, giving Denmark its second consecutive win after Babette’s…
SCC Virtual Screening: When the Raven Flies
ONLINE United KingdomHrafn Gunnlaugsson‘s first Viking film, where he presents a new concept of the Viking era, destroying the stereotype Hollywood image. Set in the middle Ages, the film tells the story of the revenge of Gestur, an Irishman who as a child witnessed the murder of his parents by two Norwegian Vikings, the foster-brothers Thór and…
New Art Center: Glass Fusing – Sushi Set
New Art Center 61 Washington Park, Newton, MA, United StatesLearn the basics of glass fusing techniques and play with colored glass pieces, glass powders and frits, stringers and glass beads. After a series of fun exercises, you’ll design and create two 4” x 4” plates and one 4″ x 13″ channel plate. All materials provided. Safety note: wear closed toe shoes; safety glasses provided.…
Newton Free Library presents: ELL Twentieth Century Women – Bridging Cultures/Breaking Barriers
ONLINE United KingdomELL Twentieth Century Women: Bridging Cultures/Breaking Barriers is a free conversation group on Zoom for high intermediate to advanced adult English learners. In this class, we will examine and discuss the lives of 20th (and 21st) century women who challenged societal barriers in their pursuit of careers in fields as varied as athletics, business, government…